Parents protest Turkish teachers' expulsion

Islamabad: Protests continued against the expulsion of their children's Turkish teachers with families from the country for the second day.

Dozens of parents took out a rally against the government's order for 108 Turkish teachers along with family members totalling around 400 to leave the country by November 20.

These teachers instruct at the countrywide PakTurk International schools.

The Turkish government has alleged the school has links with the movement of US-based dissident Fethullah Gulen. The charge is however denied by PakTurk management.

Around 11,000 students are enrolled in PakTurk's 28 campuses across the country, including Islamabad.

Protesters urged the government to withdraw the order to expel Turkish teachers on humanitarian grounds insisting the move would adversely affect the studies of their children.

An Islamabad court has already rejected the school's petition against the teachers' expulsion.

The expulsion orders came ahead of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to Islamabad.